How we build
your pool.
Every AE pool follows the same nine-phase process — engineered for Arizona's soil, heat, monsoon wind, and hard water. Typical timeline from break-ground to first swim is 8–12 weeks. Full backyard transformations run 12–18 weeks.
Design & 3D Rendering
In-home consultation, site survey, and a true 3D rendering of your actual yard — not a stock template. You see exactly what the pool, decking, and surrounding outdoor space will look like before a shovel hits the ground.
Engineering & Permits
Structural engineering, HOA submittal, and municipal permits — all pulled under AE's license, not yours. You are not the responsible contractor on the permit. We are.
Excavation & Layout
Pool layout staked and approved on site with you. Excavation runs 1–3 days depending on access, soil, and pool shape. Spoils hauled off the same day.
Steel & Plumbing
Engineered rebar cage tied to spec, returns and skimmers plumbed, gas line stubbed for heater. All inspected by the city before we move on.
Shotcrete / Gunite Shell
The structural shell is shot in a single day by Arizona's most experienced gunite crews. We cure it for 7–10 days with daily water-cure to prevent the shrinkage cracks Arizona heat is famous for.
Tile & Coping
Waterline tile, raised-wall tile, spillways, and coping (travertine, porcelain, or flagstone) installed. This is where the pool starts to look like the rendering.
Decking & Hardscape
Travertine, pavers, or broom-finish concrete deck. Surrounding pergolas, outdoor kitchens, fire features, and turf go in during this window so everything is finished together — not as a second project months later.
Equipment & Electrical
Pentair, Jandy, or Hayward equipment pad assembled. Pump, filter, heater, salt cell or chlorinator, automation, and pool light wired and inspected. Equipment is sized to your specific pool — not a one-size-fits-all bundle.
Interior Finish & Start-Up
Pebble Tec, Pebble Sheen, or quartz finish applied and acid-washed. Pool filled, balanced, brushed daily for 28 days during plaster cure. We walk you through equipment, automation, and care — then you swim.
The things other builders quietly skip.
- Permits pulled under AE's license — not yours.
- Single project manager from contract through first swim.
- Written week-by-week schedule before break-ground.
- Fixed-price contract with a transparent change-order process.
- Daily water-cure of the shell to prevent Arizona shrinkage cracks.
- Equipment sized to your pool — not a manufacturer rebate bundle.
- Lifetime structural warranty on the shell.
- 5-year workmanship warranty on plaster and decking.